Amusement device



Dec. 19, 1922. 1,439,205.

' W M Tl ETZ.

AMUSEMENI DEVICE. 4

FILED JULY 19,1921. 3 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

INVENTOR Ulh ATTORNEY W. M. TIETZ.

AMUSEMENT DEVICE.

3 SHEEIS-SHEET 2.

FILED JULY 19 1921.

INIVENTOR BY 1 a M ATTORNEY Dec. 19, 1922. I

Dec. 19,-1922.

W. M. TIETZ. AMUSEMENT DEVICE.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 3- v FILED JULY I9, 1921- I INVENTOR wmcuam "3 412 ATTORNEY l dntentel ll eeo 18, 19222;.

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Application filed Jilly T0 (filmiwm it may concern;

Be it known that I, /VALTER Tin'rz a citizen of the United States, and a'resident of Nevvarlnin thecounty ofEsseX and State ,of New Jersey,' have invented certain new; and useful iniproven'ients inan Amusement Device of Which thedollowing," 'is' a full, clear, and exact spec1ficat1on.- This invention relates more particularly to a class of devices adapted to be used r01- entertaining persons. Mylnvention has to provide a device deslgned to be employed in conjunction with a phonograph or other similar machine for amusing person s by enabling the telling of fortunes or by per;

mitting' a guessing game to be played. The

invention residesinainly ,inthe provision of c an apertured disk adapted to be reinovably 111g, and these inscriptions may be distinctly nuniberedi A separate cap is provided, for

being rernovably fitted i'rictionally on the post of the machine above its table, and on the cap is a pointer disposed so that it Will swing in the radius of a circle over the exvatew size.

posed face of the disk with the rotation of the cap and post of the machine when operated .so that one of the inscriptions or one of the numbers of the indicia on the exposed face of the disk will be indicated by I the pointer When its movement stops.

A further object of the inventionis to provide an amusement device of a simple i and efficient construction which may be made of suitable material in any appropr1- With these and other objects view; the

for its object prim arily 3.921. seriai in). wa

invention will be hereinafter more fully devvnnrrin M. TIE'rz; news-art, new JnnsnY,

scribed with reference, to the accompanying p 5; forming; a part of this specification at the end otthe description? 1 In the drawingsfFigure l is a perspec tive view" showing atorrn'oi phonograph amusement device; a'p-f with my "inipiio'ved plied thereto-J v rigs is'a side view of the inachinex with J arnicharacters ofreference' ink ate correspond ng parts in all} the Knew-s; andwill then be po nted out in i'qhe claims its upper partbrolren away showing a detail sectional view taken throughftherevolvable table or the mach ne and through the parts 'ot the device.

Fig. 3 is enlargedvieW showingon'e face of the disk used in the device.

igQ a is an enlarged View" showing the" 0L iei iace or t 1e oisir. I e

F 5 1$ an enlarged top pointer and cap used in the device.

plan of the Fig". 6 shows an enlarged sideelevation" oftheppointer and a sectional vie? through the cap of the device. I

Fig. 7 15; an enlarged top plan of thecap.

cap, and

Fig. 9 is an inverted plan of the cap.

The? device has a disk 10 which may be made of Wood, cardboard, phonogra-phic N 1 taken" Fig. 8 is an enlarged side elevation of therecord composition or other suitable n aterial and the disk may beof'an approprr ate size in a circular orother:shapeh-The diskisprett'erablylist; and in thelcenter fof the disk is an opening; 11 to allow passage therethrougg h of the free end of therotatahle post ltZX-vhich revolves the record table 13 o tanjv of the Well known typeset phone-" graphs as i l or other nachines of" a like class whenthe disk is removably arranged with one of its faces disposed-onthe tables While itsother face is exposed to view;

On one face of the disk 10 is provided indicia as 15 Fig". 3, andjthls indicia is composed of a plurality of divisions 116 wh ch are disposed radially with relation These divisions may correspond 'in size as to the center or. aperture 11 of 'the'ldisk.

well as being of sufficient numberto em-' brace the circumference of the face of the disk in a ring or band like formation surrounding the aperture 11 and the divisions may be difierently colored as inblack, at 17,

in red, as 18, and in green as 19, in order that each section may be readily distinguished from the "other'sections. Each of the divisions 16 is numbered, as at 20,at its outer end, and each-- numeral is preferablydiiierent from the other numbers so that when a guessing game is played the number will indicate the value of the winning, numher, as will be hereinafter more fully explained; y

:On the second face of the disk 10 .is pro vided indicia, as 21 Fig. 4:, which is coinposed of av plurality of corresponding cireuinferentially arranged divisions 22 disposed radially with respect to the center or ai ierture ll 0:" the disk as well as being spaced from the aperture, and in each divisionfmaybe a distinct inscription, as 23,

such as a proverb or apho rism prophesying a 'o ssihle'haooenin or an adviser maxim as-Dont be selfish or You will marry twice? which are characteristic ot fortune. 11' o" rel n Each of the divisions 22 may be numbered, as at 24, and these numbers are preferably arranged in a concentric rov" surroundingthe divisions.

When the disk is arranged on the record table 13sothat the free end of the post 12 of the phonograph protrudes through the opening that the disk, a 'einovable cap, as 25 .is mounted onthe protruding end of the post of the machine above the disk. This capiis preferaliily'made of spring metal with spaced notches. as 26,111 ltstree edge as well. as being at a d ameter to allow it to be fr1c= tiona'lly tted on the post so that it will rotate with the rotation of the post when the phonograph or machine is operated inthe usual manner. On the top of the cap 25 maybe a head 27 with a neck, as. 28 Fig. 6, and on this neck between the head 27 and body of the cap is held the central part of a pointer or indicator 29 whichmay be of the form of an arrow having on one of its endsa. dart shaped head, as 30. The pointer 29 is of a length so that its head or dart 3O qextends to and above the numerals ot' the indicia of the disk 10 on the exposed face of thediskhand the pointer is so pivoted to the cap 25 that when the post 12 is revolved it w ll swung in the radius of a circle so as to stop with the stopping ot'tlie operation of the machine, together with the stopping of the post .12. table 13 and disk 10. The

dart-oi head 30 of the pointer will then indicate one of the prize numbers 20 or one Oi;bl1e fortune telling inscriptions 3 according to Whichface of the (115k. is uppermost or exposed on the record table of the machine. Thus a simple and effectual device is j thereof.

aperture. of the disk. acap adapted to he provided for use in conjunction with a phonograph or the like to afford amusement to persons by enabling the playing 0i :1 game of chance or the telling of Fortunes.

in the foregoing description, I have enil' lth t t' t t not me e pie eirec. 0 m 0 my inven ion,

but I do not wish to be understood as llHllt-.

in in self thereto a: T am aware that'inodiiications may be le therein without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of, the advantages of this invention, therefore, I reserve to myself the right to make suchchanges as tairly tall "with n the scope Having thus described my invention. I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent: I 7

1. An amusement apertui'ed disk adapted to he removably arranged upon the revolvable record table of a when the pointer stops with the stopping of the post and disk the. pointer will designate one of the sections otthe indic'ia otthedisk; An amusement device compris ng an apertured disk adaptedvto be removabiy arranged upon the revolvable record table it a phonograph machine to surround the rotatable post or" the table. said disk having on one ot' its faces indicia coi'uposed of radially disposedcorresponding divisions each with a diti'erent number and all of the numerals being arranged in a. circle surrounding the removably i'itted' trictionally on the post i the machine above its revolvable taille so as to be rotated with the i'ot-ationotthe post and a pointer carried by the cap for being revoived withthe rot ion ot the cap so that when the pointer s ops with the stopping the rotation of the post and disk the iointer will designate. one of the sections of the indicia of the disk.

y 3. An amusement device; comprisingan apertured disk adapted to be removal'ily arranged uponthe revolvablerecord table oi a. phonograph machine to surround the rotatable post of the tabIeQsaid disk having on one of its faces indicia composed of radially disposed corresponding divisions each with a distinct inscription and with adistinct number, and a pointer adapted to be removably mounted entire-"end of the post above the disk for being revolvably swung with the rotation of the post so that when the pointer stops with the stopping of the post device; coii'iprising an e and disk the pointer will designate oneot the sections of the indicia of the disk.

4. An amusement device, comprising an apertured disk adapted to be removably arranged upon the revolvable record table of a phonograph machine to surround the "etatable post of the table, said disk h: g on one of its :taces indiciacomposed off radiall disposed corresponding divisions each with a dii'l erent number and all or the numerals being arranged in a circle surrounding the post, the disk also having on its other iace indicia composed oi? radially disposed corresponding divisions each with a distinct inscription and with a distinct number. and a pointer adapted to be rcmovably on the endthe post above the being revolvably s sing with the rotation of the post so that when the pointer stops with the stopping of the post and disk the pointer will designate one of the sections of the exposed indicia oi the disk.

5. An amusement device, comprising an apertured disk adapted to be removably arranged upon the revolvable record table of a phonograph machine to surround the rotatable post of the table, disk having on one of its faces indicia composed of radially disposed corresponding divisions each with a different number and all ot. the numerals being arranged in the circle surrounding the post, the disk also having on its other tace indicia composed of radially disposed corresponding divisions each with a distinct inscription and with distinct number, a cap adapted to be removably fitted frictionally on the postot the machine above its revolvable table so as to be rotated with the rotation of the post, and. a pointer carried by the cap for being revolved with the rotation of the cap so that when the pointer stops with the stopping ot the rotation of the cap, post and disk the pointer will designate one of the sections of the exposed indicia of the disk.

6. The combination, in an amusement device, of an apertured disk adapted to be removably arranged upon the revolvable record table of a phonograph machine to surround the rotatable post of the table, said disk having on one of its faces indicia composed of radially disposed corresponding divisions, each with a. different number and all of the numerals being arranged in a circle sur rounding the aperture of the disk, and a pointer adapted to be removably mounted on the end of the post above the disk for icing revolvably swung with the rotation of the post so that when the pointer stops with the stopping of the post and disk the pointer will designate one of the sections of theindic-ia of the disk. 7 I 7. The combination, in an amusement device, of an a-pertured disk adapted to be removably arranged upon the revolvable record ta-ble or" a phonograph machine to surround the rotatai'rle post ot the table, said disk having on one of its faces indioia comcle surrounding the aperture of the disk, a

cap adapted to be'removably titted frictionally on the post of the machine above its revolvable table so as to be rotated with the rotation of the post, and a pointer carried by the cap for being revolved with the rotation of the cap so that when the pointer stops with the stopping of the rotation of the post and disk, the pointer will designate one of the sections of the indicia of the disk.

8. The combination, in an amusement device, of an apertured disk adapted to be removably arranged upon the revolvable record table of a phonograph machine to surround the rotatable postof the table, said disk having on one of its faces indiciacomposed of radially disposed corresponding divisions each with a distinct inscription and with a distinct number, and a pointer adapted to be removably mounted on the end of the post above the disk for being revolvably swung with the rotation of the post. so that when the pointer stops with the stopping of the postand disk the pointer will designate one of the sections of the indicia of the disk.

9. The combination, inan amusement device, of an apertured disk adapted to be removably arranged upon the revolvable record table of a phonograph machine to surround the rotatable post of the table, said disk having on one of its faces indicia com posed of radially disposed corresponding divisions, each witha' different number and all of the numerals being arranged in a circle surrounding the post, the disk also having on its other face indicia composed of radi ally disposed corresponding divisions each with a distinct inscription and with a distinct number, and a pointer adapted to be removably mounted on the end of the post above the di k for being revolvably swung with the rotation of the post so that when the pointer stops with the stopping oi the post and disk the pointer will designate one of the sections of the exposed indicia of the disk.

10. The combination, in an amusement device, of an apertured disk adapted to be removably arranged upon the revolvable record table ot a phonograph machine to surround the rotatable post of the table, Sfllfl surrounding the post, the disk also having on its other face indicia composed of 'radi ally disposed corresponding divisions each with a distinct inscription and with a distinct number, :1 mp adapted to be removably fitted frictionally on the post of the mapointer Will designate one of the sections of 10 the exposed indie-is of the disk.

This specification signed and witnessed chine above its revol vable table so as to be this 18th day of July A. D. 1921.

rotated with the rotetion of the post, and a pointer carried by the cap for being revolved with the rotation of the cap so that when the pointer stops with the stopping of the rotation oi the cap. 'post and disk the W ALTER M. TIETZ; 

